Somerville
Kevin Bacon Wants People To Skip The Department Stores And Shop Locally
A grassroots movement that started as a collaboration between two organizations in Somerville and Cambridge, and has since turned into a national campaign, is calling […]
Supply Chain: Going Bean to Bar at Somerville’s Taza Chocolate
Welcome to Supply Chain, where we go behind the plate to get a feel for the day-to-day of Boston’s most relied-upon restaurant purveyors. As he […]
Somerville’s War On Rats Is a Result of Warm Winters
Somerville has had a rat problem since 2009, and to fight back against the infestation, they are preparing for battle against the rodents. “It’s war,” […]
Somerville Couple Competes for Big Buck Hunter Championship
Still basking in the Red Sox World Series win, Somerville residents Michael Costello and Alessia Brugnara are hoping to bring back a few more championships […]
In the War to Annex Somerville, Cambridge Is the Loser
What’s clear in the coming regional war between eastern Massachusetts municipalities is that Cambridge is going to lose. In our latest issue, Colin Kingsbury suggested […]
Joe Curtatone Isn’t Running for Governor—Who Fills the Void?
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone had me fooled. I thought it was a done deal that he was running for governor in 2014. He announced on […]
Bring the Noise: Somerville’s Honk! Music Festival Returns
Honk! just may be Boston’s most joyous music festival.
What the Fluff?: The History of Your Favorite Sandwich Confection
Mimi Graney knows everything there is to know about Fluff. From the ingredients, to the history of the white, marshmallow-y substance, she could talk about […]
Alternative Rocks: Brooklyn Boulders Comes to Somerville
Somerville’s amped-up new training destination for the indoor mountaineer.
Neil Young Played at Johnny D’s in Somerville Last Night
Neil Young may have upstaged his own wife. Last night, the rock and roll legend made an appearance at Johnny D’s Uptown, a small venue […]
Little Free Libraries Are Making Book Borrowing More Interesting
As digital everything continues to grow, a small but intriguing facet has tapped into a simpler way of attracting people to print while promoting awareness […]
Somerville Offering $25,000 Reward For Arrest of Alleged Arsonist
A series of fires set in separate parts of Somerville this summer remain unsolved, and city officials are trying to rally the community—offering up a […]
Somerville Teen Held On Bail After Alleged Sexual Assault at City-Sponsored Soccer Camp
A Somerville soccer player accused of allegedly using a broomstick to sexually assault another student, while at a preseason camp sponsored by the city, pleaded […]
Two More Somerville Fires Are Under Investigation By State Officials
Somerville Firefighters responded to two separate two-alarm fires early Wednesday morning, marking the eleventh, and twelfth blazes officials have battled since June. The early morning […]
The Boston Globe Discovered Hipsters Live in Somerville
The Boston Globe has a big front page story reporting that Somerville is a city overrun by hipsters, which prompted most of us to ask […]